Mary O'Hara was born in 1935 at County Sligo, Ireland. From 1952 to 1962 she sang mostly Irish and Scottish songs. Her husband of 15 months died in 1962 and she took holy orders and served as a Nun for 12 years in Stanbrook Abbey, England. She left in 1974 and resumed her singing career, retiring in 1994. She currently lives in England. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.